Level 25 Update: Final Table Set
Jun 01, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 1,448,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 2,850,000
2. Cory Brown – 2,315,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,830,000
4. Dash Dudley – 1,355,000
5. Bart Davis 1,355,000
6. Nick Mitchell – 1,280,000
7. Isaac Settle – 970,000
8. Rich Rice – 700,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 400,000
Eliminations:
14. Ashira Lavine – $31,362
13. Sam Paolini – $31,362
12. Josh Roberts – $40,121
11. Dmitry Gromov – $40,121
10. Irving Rice – $40,121
Big Hands:
Ashira Lavine Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,362)
Ashira Lavine open-shoved for 380,000. Cory Brown made the call with 6
6
. Lavine tabled A
Q and they were racing. The board ran out A31037 and Brown made a flush to eliminate the last female left.
Sam Paolini Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,362)
Paolini made an ill-fated steal attempt with the 95 and was called by the pocket jacks of Aadam Daya. Daya nailed a set on the flop and had Paolini dead.
Joshua Roberts Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,121)
Roberts was racing with A-J against the pocket nines of Aadam Daya. The nines held and Roberts was sent to the rail close to the final table.
Cory Brown Makes a Huge Bluff
Nick Mitchell raised from the cutoff and Cory Brown three-bet from the button. Mitchell four-bet and Brown made the quick call. The flop came 8
86 and Mitchell bet about a third of the pot with 225,000. Brown called quickly. The 7 fell on the turn and Mitchell checked this time. Brown insta-checked behind. The K fell on the river and Mitchell checked again. Brown hesitated momentarily before moving all in, having Mitchell covered. Mitchell tanked before folding and Brown exposed the 32 for a stone-cold bluff.
Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,121)
One hand after Gromov lost a flip for almost all his stack, he was all in with the 94 against the pocket aces of Isaac Settle. 9-4 offsuit failed to draw out and Gromov was gone.
Irving Rice Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,121)
The father of tablemate Rich Rice moved in from the small blind with pocket queens after Gabe Costner raised under the gun with AK. Costner hit a king on the turn to send Rice to the rail.
Player Tags: Rich Rice, Irving Rice, Nick Mitchell
Level 23 Update: Play at a Stand Still
Jun 01, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 766,764
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Samuel Paolini – 1,600,000
2. Cory Brown – 1,360,000
3. Dash Dudley – 1,345,000
4. Aadam Daya – 1,100,000
5. Rich Rice – 1,000,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 860,000
6. Eric Baldwin – 740,000
7. Dmitry Gromov – 680,000
8. Irving Rice – 650,000
10. Bart Davis – 580,000
Eliminations:
17. Matthew Wilkins – $24,675
18. Tai Nguyen – $24,675
Big Hands:
Rich Rice Doubles Up
Rich Rice called all in for his tournament life with pocket sevens and was up against the KJ of his opponent. A seven landed on the flop and Rich doubled up to 600,000.
Eric Baldwin Loses Some Chips
Dash Dudley bet 60,000 preflop and Eric Baldwin three-bet to 152,000. Rich Rice then moved all in and Dudley quickly folded. Baldwin quickly folded as well. Rich is now up to 1,000,000.
Nick Mitchell Eliminates an Opponent
A player on the button shipped in for 125,000 and Nick Mitchell made the call from the big blind with the Q10. His opponent tabled the dominated 109. Mitchell’s hand held and he is now at 860,000 in chips.
Left in the Deck:
It appears the players will end the day at a final table of nine. The action has been too slow of late to attempt concluding a final table tonight.
Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Rich Rice, Nick Mitchell
Level 27 Update: Richard Rice Eliminated
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 1,862,142
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 3,500,000
2. Nicholas Mitchell – 3,300,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,900,000
4. Cory Brown – 1,700,000
5. Isaac Settle – 1,500,000
6. Deepak Bhatti – 900,000
7. Bart Davis – 500,000
8. Dash Dudley – 250,000
Notable Eliminations:
Richard Rice – $51,735
Big Hands:
Richard Rice Eliminated in Ninth Place ($51,735)
This hand took place at the end of the last level just before the 20 minute break.
Nick Mitchell raised to 110,000 from middle position and Richard Rice moved all in for 575,000. Mitchell thought for a moment before making the call and the cards were turned over.
Mitchell showed the AJ and Rice tabled the KQ. The board came 61079A, making Rice our first casualty at the final table.
Another Level, Another Double Up for Bhatti
Nick Mitchell raised to 130,000 and Deepak Bhatti moved his last 640,000 into the middle. Mitchell nodded and made the call and found he was in some trouble. Bhatti showed KK and Mitchell showed KQ
There was barely even a sweat for Bhatti as the board ran out 28J84, doubling Bhatti up to 1,400,000, Mitchell slipped to 1,300,000.
Dudley Wins a Couple Pots
Dash Dudley was able to add some chips to his stack when he defended his big blind to a raise from Gabe Costner. They both checked down a Q66K5. Dudley’s pocket jacks trumped Costners pocket nines.
Just a few hands later, Dudley three-bet preflop to 400,000 after Cory Brown raised to 140,000.
Mitchell Doubles Up
After a raise on the button by Dash Dudley, Nick “Agriffrod” Mitchell moved his 1,260,000 stack into the middle. Dudley went into the tank for quite a while before making the call.
Dudley showed AQ and was way ahead of Mitchell’s AJ. Mitchell’s supporters on the rail exploded when the KJ3 hit the flop. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 8 and Dudley was left with under 300,000 in chips, while Mitchell propelled himself into contention for the chip lead.
Player Tags: Rich Rice, Deepak Bhatti, Dash Dudley, Nick Mitchell
